Attitudes toward genetic testing and fetal diagnosis, 1990-1996

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 429-444

  Singer, Eleanor ^a   Corning, Amy D ^b   Antonucci, Toni ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPIRICAL APPROACH; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PUBLIC OPINION;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PUBLIC OPINION; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 0033250007     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2676335     Document Type: Article

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